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 */

package org.geysermc.geyser.registry.loader;

/**
 * Represents a registry loader. {@link I} is the input value, which can be anything,
 * but is commonly a file path or something similar. {@link O} represents the output
 * type returned by this, which can also be anything. See {@link NbtRegistryLoader}
 * as a good and simple example of how this system works.
 *
 * @param <I> the input to load the registry from
 * @param <O> the output of the registry
 */
@FunctionalInterface
public interface RegistryLoader<I, O> {

    /**
     * Loads an output from the given input.
     *
     * @param input the input
     * @return the output
     */
    O load(I input);
}